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journalists and the upcoming british committee hearing with rupert murdoch, his son james, and reb ekah brooks. bbc newsnight tell us tell they are covering the story. >> tonight, robert mcdowell on the fcc's action to begin cracking down on unauthorized service charges to cell phone bills. that is tonight on "de communicators -- "the communicators." the nuclear regulatory agency officially make recommendations within 90 days. the industry would have five years for any new regulations to come from the process. >> we are honored to be here today, speaking at this venerable institution. the national press club is a venue like no other. it has been at the center of washington news. as i was preparing for this, in my staff did a little investigation, they understood the historic emblem was that of an owl. i will not claim wisdom and i will let you judge my awareness, but i can relate to the long nights spent sleepless on the job. as chairman of the new tillage -- the nuclear regulatory commission, one of the best aspects of my job is having the opportunity to lead a staff of nearly 4000 talented p
journalists and the upcoming british committee hearing with rupert murdoch, his son james, and reb ekah brooks. bbc newsnight tell us tell they are covering the story. >> tonight, robert mcdowell on the fcc's action to begin cracking down on unauthorized service charges to cell phone bills. that is tonight on "de communicators -- "the communicators." the nuclear regulatory agency officially make recommendations within 90 days. the industry would have five years for any new...
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it wasn't proper for the brookings report to include those as administrative costs. breast-feeding, nutrition education, immunization screening are vital programs which improve birth outcomes. and reduce the incidents of health problems. for w.i.c. participants. they should not be categorized as administrative cost foss purposes of budgeting -- costs for purposes of budgeting. today i'd like to pont out that in recent letter to our committee on -- to point out that in a recent letter to our committee on agriculture appropriations which i'm the ranking member from our secretary, secretary of agriculture, secretary vilsack, and i'm including this letter in this comments today, he notes that the food and nutrition service delivers its program management and actual administrative costs at a steady 9.09% rate. far less than the 40% purported in the brookings institute and included in the committee report. w.i.c. is effective in improving the health of pregnant women, new mothers, and their infants. i feel it is important to clarify that the w.i.c. program is meeting its m
it wasn't proper for the brookings report to include those as administrative costs. breast-feeding, nutrition education, immunization screening are vital programs which improve birth outcomes. and reduce the incidents of health problems. for w.i.c. participants. they should not be categorized as administrative cost foss purposes of budgeting -- costs for purposes of budgeting. today i'd like to pont out that in recent letter to our committee on -- to point out that in a recent letter to our...
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about a half hour later, we will have more from the brookings institution with a forum on innovation and the u.s. economy with an emphasis on science and technology. former white house economic advisor lawrence summers takes part. about an hour later it is the national organization for women's conference, featuring former colorado conscience woman pat schreoder. that is at 9:30 eastern. >> tune in this independence day. we discuss if the united states can remain united. >> at the political level we are more divided. if you look at partisan polarization if you look at that, than any point since the reconstruction. >> they talk about religion, violence and the death party. insiders in the white house discuss the president's foreign policy. this july 4th beginning at 10 a.m. eastern. for a complete listing of programs and times, go to c-span.org. >> this fourth of july three-day weekend on american history twonch on c-span 3, we will visit the smithsonian museum to learn about an expedition to cirque navigate the globe. and their treasure, 40 tons of specimens, which became the foundati
about a half hour later, we will have more from the brookings institution with a forum on innovation and the u.s. economy with an emphasis on science and technology. former white house economic advisor lawrence summers takes part. about an hour later it is the national organization for women's conference, featuring former colorado conscience woman pat schreoder. that is at 9:30 eastern. >> tune in this independence day. we discuss if the united states can remain united. >> at the...
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i'm proud to represent brook haven national laboratory, a department of energy lab and one of the largest employers in my district. b&l is also ground zero for many of the scientific discoveries and innovations that have expanded our understanding about physics and nature, many of which have a direct link to developing new materials for industry, more effective drugs and better fuel, the intellectual capital that private industry thrives upon. mr. chairman, earlier this year the republican policies embodied within h.r. 1 would have slashed $1.1 billion from the office of science, choking off federal investment in basic research that is the key to our nation's long-term competitiveness. these draconian cuts would have impacted each d.o.e. national lab with a 30% cut to every science facility and program from the f.y. 2011 request level. the number of jobs that would have been eliminated as a result of h.r. 1 is estimated to be close to 10,000 in the office of science. how can any reasonable person argue that laying off thousands of the most highly trained, highly skilled scientists the wor
i'm proud to represent brook haven national laboratory, a department of energy lab and one of the largest employers in my district. b&l is also ground zero for many of the scientific discoveries and innovations that have expanded our understanding about physics and nature, many of which have a direct link to developing new materials for industry, more effective drugs and better fuel, the intellectual capital that private industry thrives upon. mr. chairman, earlier this year the republican...
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this report from brookings institution proves it. thank you, mr. speaker. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentleman from connecticut rise? without objection, so recognized. >> mr. speaker, yesterday i stood on this floor with three weeks to go before august second, the debt ceiling, to make the argument we should abide by the commitments we have made in the past. today i heard chairman bernanke of the federal reserve say that to fail to raise the debt ceiling would be devastating for jobs. what's the hold up? don't take it from me. let me read you a paragraph from the economist magazine, this is not mother jones, not the new york times, this is the miist magazine. the sticking point is not on the spending side. it is because the vast majority of republicans driven on by the wild-eyed members of their party are clinging to the position that not a single deficit reduction must come from hire tax take. mr. himes: this is economically ill literate and disgracefully cynical. this is economically illiterate and
this report from brookings institution proves it. thank you, mr. speaker. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentleman from connecticut rise? without objection, so recognized. >> mr. speaker, yesterday i stood on this floor with three weeks to go before august second, the debt ceiling, to make the argument we should abide by the commitments we have made in the past. today i heard chairman bernanke of the federal reserve say...
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brooks: in barack obama's time in washington, america's debt load has increased by more than $5 trillion. that's a 50% increase in just six years. do you see the pattern? the longer obama's in washington, the worse america's debt and the weaker america becomes. what is president obama's solution? obama submits record high budgets to congress that continue washington's unsustainable spending binge. obama demand as debt ceiling increase with no spending cuts. mr. president, america needs white house leadership, if you have a written solution to this debt crisis please submit it, the american people deserve no less. mr. speaker, i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. the gentleman is reminded to address his remarks to the chair. the chair lays before the house a communication. the clerk: the honorable the speaker, house of representatives, sir, pursuant to the permission granted in clause 2-h of rule 2 of the rules of the u.s. house of representatives the clerk received the following message from the secretary of the senate on july 22, 2
brooks: in barack obama's time in washington, america's debt load has increased by more than $5 trillion. that's a 50% increase in just six years. do you see the pattern? the longer obama's in washington, the worse america's debt and the weaker america becomes. what is president obama's solution? obama submits record high budgets to congress that continue washington's unsustainable spending binge. obama demand as debt ceiling increase with no spending cuts. mr. president, america needs white...